Mentor

Skillfully interweaving myths, legends, literature, contemporary interviews with mentors and their proteges, insights into adult developmental theory, and his own long-standing experience mentoring adult learners, Laurent Daloz has crafted a beautiful, deeply inspiring, and practical guide. Daloz addresses vital questions about education, effective teaching, the teacher-learner relationship, and educators` search for meaning as teachers, mentors, and human beings: What do the words growth and care really mean? How do we incorporate the elements of care and excellence into the design of our programs, the practice of our teaching, and the everyday work of advising our students? Drawing on the classical myth of Mentor as companion and advisor to Odysseus, he uses the metaphor of the mythic journey as a way of making sense of life`s changes. He looks closely at what good teachers and mentors actually do as they guide their charges along on their transformational journeys, and inspires postsecondary educators to think of their work in fresh new ways. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.